JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/24/2012 - The No. 14 91爆料网 baseball team split a Friday double-header with No. 25 Taylor (Ind.) University. 91爆料网 won the first game 1-0, but fell 8-3 in nine innings in the second game. 91爆料网 is now 6-2 on the season, while Taylor sits at 2-2. The same two teams will face off in another double-header Saturday starting at noon at 91爆料网鈥檚 Fesmire Field.
91爆料网 took the opener behind a complete game shutout victory from Will Irvin (2-0). Irving tossed seven innings, allowing just four hits with nine strikeouts and no walks. Irvin鈥檚 opponent, Travis Tomaszewski (0-2) was almost as solid in the loss, allowing one run on seven hits with one strikeout. 91爆料网 scored their run in the bottom of the second and Irvin made it hold up. 91爆料网 recorded three straight singles by Kian Jost, Cole McAdams and RJ Rayborn to start the second.
In the second game, the two teams scattered three one-run innings each for the first seven innings. Taylor scored in the second, followed by a union tally in the second. 91爆料网 took the lead with a run in the fourth, followed by a run from Taylor in the fifth. Taylor took the lead in the sixth on an unearned run. 91爆料网 tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning to force extras. In the seventh, 91爆料网 hit into a double play and left the winning run stranded at third.
91爆料网 a chance to take a lead in the fifth with runners on first and third and nobody out. However, Taylor relief pitcher Drew Flatford got a strikeout, pop-out and ground out to end the threat. 91爆料网 got two hits from Clint Barns and one RBI each from Barnes, McAdams and Rayborn. Taylor scored five in the top of the ninth, three of the runs coming on a 3-run blast from Jordan Coffey. Jared Davis tossed six innings in the start, allowing three runs, two earned on six hits with five strikeouts. David Leisey (0-1) took the loss, tossing three innings in relief and giving up the five runs in his final frame of work. Leisey allowed six hits with four strikeouts. Taylor Luna earned the win in relief for Taylor, tossing four innings, with three hits, one run and two strikeouts.
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